Phytoseiid mites (Acari: Mesostigmata) from Tunisia: catalogue, biogeography, and key for identification

Abstract

6. European Congress of the European Association of Acarologists Integrative Acarology. Montpellier, 2008/07/21-25, 197-207The authors give a report on results of several surveys carried out to collect Phytoseiid mites, between1994 and 2008, from the main crops and surrounding vegetation in some regions of Tunisia. Acatalogue of all species found is provided with some information on their biology, when available, andbiogeography. Almost all species are new to Tunisian and two to African fauna. One genus and onespecies are new to Science and previously described. A key for the identification of the species found isalso provided